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Help! Web Developer SEVERELY lacking motivation

I have been doing this for 8 years, and have been doing farely well. The problem is, that I am used to being busy all day, every day. Since the economic downturn, I have been spending the past few months just sitting here, waiting for people to call or email. Work still comes in from time to time, and it sustains us, but I don't have any work for *me*. Just my programmer and designer. I should use this time to build my business, but am just not motivated! What do I do? Helllllp!

i've been in a simliar position previously where i've had to go to work just so i am there to fulfill my contractual hours. However there wasn't any work to be doing and i have to say that those days were the most difficult by far! Being busy helps make the time go by!

I'd say unless its the case that your just not motivated by web design any more you need to sit down and set yourself an inhouse project to give you something to get stuck into. Use your programmer and designer to help drive it by having regular sit downs and constructive meetings to help drive the project forward, once you get underway you'll be happy again!

i've always found the hardest part of anything is actually starting it, once its underway you'll get an appite for it and its easy to keep pushing forward.